About Aaf Export; To Export A File As Aaf; About The Aaf Plug-In - Adobe PREMIERE PRO 2 Manual

About AAF export

Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is a multimedia file format that allows you to exchange digital media and
metadata between platforms, systems, and applications. Authoring applications that support AAF, such as the Avid
Xpress family of editing products (generally referred to as "Avid Xpress"), read and write the data in AAF files to the
extent that they support the format. AAF is a widely recognized file-exchange standard for video editing.
Adobe Premiere Pro includes an AAF export command that allows you to export to AAF project files that contain
clip, sequence, and editing data.
To ensure that the project you want to export conforms to general AAF specifications and is compatible with an Avid
Xpress product, consider each of the following:
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The AAF files exported by Adobe Premiere Pro are compatible with the Avid Xpress family of editing products
(Avid Xpress DV, Avid Xpress Pro, and Avid Xpress Pro HD) and have not been tested with other AAF importers.
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Transitions should appear only between two clips, not adjacent to the beginning or end of a clip. Each clip must
be at least the same length as the transition.
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If a clip has a transition at both its In and Out points, the clip should be at least the same length as both transitions
combined.
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When naming clips and sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro, avoid using special characters, accented characters, or
characters that affect the parsing of an XML file. Some characters to avoid include /, >, <, ®, and ü.
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AAF files exported from Adobe Premiere Pro and imported into Avid Xpress do not automatically relink to the
source footage. To relink the footage, use the Offline Only batch import option in Avid Xpress.

To export a file as AAF

1 Choose Project > Export Project As AAF.
If prompted to save your project, click Continue to save it and proceed with the export.
2
Specify a name and location for the saved file, and click Save.
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About the AAF plug-in

The AAF Export plug-in converts Adobe Premiere Pro projects as follows:
Cuts-only mono/stereo audio and video
convert audio pan, gain, and level changes, and 5.1 audio. Stereo audio channels are separated into two tracks in the
Avid Xpress sequence.
The plug-in converts video clip speed changes (slow, fast, reverse playback) to Avid Xpress' Motion
Clip speed
Effect, which is the only supported effect. Clip speed applied to nested sequences is also converted. Avid Xpress does
not have an equivalent to Motion Effect for audio. If the speed change makes the audio clip longer than the source
media, the plug-in stretches the audio clip to the same length as the rest of the source media, beginning at the
StartTime, and places filler in the gap. You can fix these portions of the sequence manually in the Avid editing system.
Batch captured or redigitized files
capability in Avid Xpress to recapture the media from tape.
Footage of varying dimensions
footage according to the resolution specified in the AVID project.
The plug-in fully supports these elements of a project. The plug-in does not
The plug-in retains the tape name specified in the AAF file. Use the Batch Record
The plug-in exports the project at its full resolution. However, importing scales all
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